Which term describes the process of adjusting angles so that the sum around each station equals 360 degrees?

• A. Angle balancing
• B. Closure adjustment
• C. Angle equality
• D. Station adjustment

Answer: (D)

The key idea is balancing the angular measurements so that the total around each station is a complete 360-degree turn. In traverse work, the angles measured at a station should sum to 360 degrees, but measurement errors can cause a misclosure. Angle balancing is the process that distributes and corrects this error so every station maintains a full circular turn, preserving the intended geometry of the network. This focuses on the angular relations at each vertex, rather than changing where the stations are located (which would be station adjustment) or ensuring the overall loop closure across all lines (which is closure adjustment). So the term that best fits the description is angle balancing.